Box fastening



L. BINDER. BOX FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED FEB, 23, 1921.

Patented May 23, 1922.

Z IINVENTLOR BY ATTO EY h 1 1 l l A i LOUIS BINDER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BOX FASTENING.

Application filed February 23, 1921.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis BINDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box Fastenings, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to an improved tastening for a box, and is particularly adapted for boxes that are used as cigar boxes and the like and which are made with lids hav ing a resiliency within the material, such as cardboard boxes, the fastening being adapted to lie substantially flat against the box when the fastening is in its locking position and to be thus free from engagement that might tend to open the fastening, and also providing a substantially smooth exterior to the box.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with the fastening in its closed position. Figure 2 is a section of the box shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a perspective view of one form of fastening, and Figure 4; is a detail section showing the engagement of the fastening with the lid.

10 indicates the box proper, which has alid 11, the lid 11 being hinged in any suitable way, the form shown comprising a strip of fabric 12 pasted along the back end of the lid and at the back edge of the box at the top thereof. The fastening can be placed at any suitable position, but is usually placed in thefront and comprises a right-angled member, one form of which, as shown, consists of a plate 13 having on its end a lip 14. Th plate is arranged so that it swings on the box, and for this purpose it can be secured to a sheet 15 which is fastened by the prongs 16 in position on the box.

The fastening is disposed so that when it swings to a closed position the under side of the lip 14 is substantially close to the top edge of the front of the box and is adaptedto enter a slit in the lid.

The device is particularly adapted for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1922,.

Serial No. 44:7,181.

heavy cardboard boxes which, as shown, have the lid proper 11 provided with a stiffening plate 17 which is usually placed on the inside of the lid and fits within the top edges of the box. There is also a resiliency in the material which assists in binding or frictionally engaging the lip 14 to hold it tightly in its locked position to prevent its accidental displacement, but not sutticiently tight to prevent its being pulled out forcibly when it is desired to open the box.

In Figure 4 I illustrate clearly the disposition of the parts when the lip is seated within the lid proper on the bottom thereof.

It will be evident that minor changes may be made in the shape of the parts without departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. The combination of a box having a lid, with a fastening comprising a swinging plate with a lip at the end so disposed that when the plate rests against the side of the box the lip rests in a slit in the lid.

2. The combination of a box having a lid with an inner plate thereon, with a plate hinged so as to be swung against a side of the box, said plate having a lip to slide between the plate and the lid proper.

3. The combination of a box having a heavy cardboard lid with a fastening comprising a hinged plate with a right-angled lip, the lip being adapted to be seated in a slit in the lid and held therein by the resilioncy of the material of which the lid is made.

4. The combination of a box having a heavy cardboard lid with afastening comprising a right-angled member, one end of which is pivotally secured to the box and the other end of which is adapted to lie between the top of the box and the lid and to enter a slit in the lid and be held therein by the resiliency of the material of the lid.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand, this 21st day of February, 1921.

LOUIS BINDER. 

